Little Wen stepped forward and picked up the sandalwood beads on the ground, put them into the old lady's hands, and repeated slowly, "They are four sets. Two sets of tapestry silk and two sets of cloud brocade, all of which are popular colors this year."
The old lady's face stiffened for a moment.
She once again thought of her camellia tapestry quilt, which was worn for the fifth time this year. The color was beginning to fade, the style was old, but in fact it already gave off the air of the past.
She clenched the beads tightly, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled, "Businessmen have always used money to clear the way. I'm afraid the Chen family spent a lot of money to buy it directly from Jiangnan. Under the inducement of large sums of money, there are always those who dare to take risks."
She said righteously, "The value of this tapestry and Yun brocade is that it is a gift from the royal family, and it shows the respect of status. Just like my robe, what everyone respects is the emperor's love for the Duke of Dingguo."
.Chen Youning was guilty of decapitation in exchange for money, what is there to envy?"
Little Wen secretly cursed that in exchange for the money, she could get the dragon gauze worn by the gods. As long as she could spare the money, she could wear it.
But wearing thousands of taels of silver on your body is something that ordinary people would not do. Even the royal family has to consider the censor's pen and dare not let their concubines use this extravagant thing.
Little Wen didn't want to mention it anymore. Wearing silk gauze could not cure Chen Youning's crime. If she brought it up, her daughter would be troubled.
She sat next to the old lady and asked in a low voice, "Can we really punish her with death? What should mother do?"
The old lady twisted the prayer beads and said, "Don't be anxious, take your time and think about it. There should be a foreshadowing for everything."
Little Wen also calmed down and thought carefully, "Chen Youning is still in the period of filial piety and cannot go out to banquets. Even if there is a banquet in the house, she cannot attend. But we cannot push her out abruptly, so as not to cause criticism...
…You should think about it carefully.”
The old lady glanced at Han Qingwan, who was sitting down, but did not shy away from her at all when talking about this harmful thing. Instead, she took the opportunity to teach, "If you want to attack someone, try to hit her with one blow and not give her a chance to stand up.
And the most important thing is to keep yourself out of it.”
Han Qingwan remained calm and responded, "Wan'er understands. Killing with a borrowed knife, killing without blood."
It is a lie that she is not jealous of Chen Youning's wealth. After all, we are all girls, and this is the time when we love beauty and comparison.
Chen Youning is not stupid, but very smart, and even threatens her. It is not a good thing for her to have such a person in the Duke's Mansion.
Her grandmother and mother wanted to get rid of Chen Youning. Although she was a little surprised, they got what they wanted.
Such a person who robs her of her glory should not live.
The old lady nodded appreciatively, "Yes, borrowing a knife to kill someone, and making it difficult for people to tell who is borrowing the knife."
Han Qingwan gently stroked her tapestry purse and fell into deep thought.
It was almost noon, and the bright sunlight was shining everywhere.
On the long sandalwood table is placed a white jade Guanyin, with a compassionate smile.
There is an exquisite copper incense burner in front of Guanyin. Sandalwood is burning on the incense burner. The sandalwood is floating in the air, soaking into the bodies of the three people who are all having their own concerns.
The brocade curtain was opened, and the maid came in to report, "Old lady, Mother Wu, who is in charge of the garden, and Mother Zheng, who is in charge of the flower house, have something to report. They couldn't find the second lady, so they came here."
The old lady said, "Let them come in."
Mother Wu is the mother in charge of the garden. She kowtows to say hello when she enters the door, and then says, "Although the matter is not serious, I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I still should come and report it. This morning, Aunt Sun from Meiyuan went to the garden to do some pruning.
A pot of chrysanthemums. When the old slave heard that she was the cook of Prince Jin’s Mansion, he didn’t dare to say anything. After all, the chrysanthemums in the garden are all common varieties and are not expensive things.”
She paused, and seeing that the old lady and the second lady looked calm, she continued, "But just now, Aunt Sun went to the garden again, and I am worried that if this continues, the Double Ninth Festival has not yet come, and there will be no chrysanthemums to enjoy in our garden.
"
Mother Zheng on the side also complained, "Our flower house is not much better than the garden. The jasmine flowers are small, and even if you cut the whole tree, you won't be able to get a bowl of flowers. And the chrysanthemums in it are not much better than those in the garden."
But there are quite a lot of them, and they are all prepared to be moved out during the Double Ninth Festival. Aunt Sun just cut off a green jadeite. I am afraid that by the Double Ninth Festival, there will be no chrysanthemums in the flower room that can be used."
The second lady snorted coldly, "Although it is not a very valuable thing, but to act so wantonly does not take the Dingguo Palace seriously. How come she is a newbie here, so why does she act like she is on her own territory?"
Zheng's mother agreed, "Who says it's not the case? It's too arrogant for the old slave to say that my cousin is just living under someone else's roof. But it's in the face of Prince Jin's palace, so the slaves can't stop her."
The old lady was noncommittal and looked at Han Qingwan, "Wan'er, what do you think should be done?"
Han Qingwan whispered softly, "My cousin is a guest from afar, so we can't treat her lightly. Since she likes to eat flowers, no matter whether they are ordinary or expensive, just use them as long as she can. If there is a shortage of flowers in the house, just eat them.
Just buy it.”
The old lady nodded happily and said to Zheng's mother, "If you hear me, just do as the eldest lady said."
Mother Zheng hesitated, "The old lady doesn't know something. It's already September, and the Double Ninth Festival is just around the corner. It's the time when various governments hold chrysanthemum feasts, and the flowers in the flower market are at their most expensive. If this is the time,
I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money to buy when the time comes."
Han Qingwan smiled slightly and said, "Is the face of the Duke's Palace more important or the money? You just go and buy whatever variety is valuable. You don't have to worry about the money. Just go to the accountant to withdraw it."
Mother Zheng was shocked. The eldest lady was too generous. The old lady also always advocated frugality. How could there be such a way to spend money?
And after buying these flowers, they might get into the cousin’s belly!
She hesitated and said, "Old lady, this..."
The old lady's eyes were full of appreciation and she said, "I will say hello to the cashier. You can go down. When Aunt Sun goes to the flower room to cut flowers, she must be respectful and let her cut flowers as she pleases without mentioning her status."
Mother Zheng and Mother Wu retreated in a daze.
The two of them murmured on the road, "The old lady is too kind. Even though the cousin is the niece of the late Duke's wife, we can't let her go like this..."
"Who says it's not the case? The old lady treats the Duke of the country with kindness. This is because she loves the house and the bird."
"If our old lady could get a first-grade imperial edict, who in the entire capital would be able to say anything bad about her charity?"
"The eldest lady is also good-tempered. I heard that my cousin is not very polite to the eldest lady..."
"This cousin is really arrogant and domineering..."
…
Little Wen's eyes flashed, "Mom, are you doing this to make her harm more chrysanthemums, and then use this as an excuse to deal with her?"
The old lady lowered her eyelids and said softly, "If you deal with Miss Biao for a few chrysanthemums, are you afraid that people will say you are narrow-minded?"
Little Wen looked puzzled, "Then you are..."
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The second update is out~~
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